Informal employment, female in Latvia
Latvia: Informal employment, female was 22.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Informal employment, female in Latvia, 2014–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female agricultural employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for informal employment, female in Latvia is 22.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 32.1% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment, female in Latvia peaked at 28.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 2018.
Latvia ranks 27th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Informal employment, female in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % of total female agricultural employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 28.0% | — |
| 2015 | 25.8% | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 24.5% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 26.7% | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 16.1% | -39.9% |
| 2019 | 23.1% | +43.6% |
| 2020 | 20.8% | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 16.8% | -19.2% |
| 2022 | 22.9% | +36.6% |
| 2023 | 17.3% | -24.6% |
| 2024 | 22.9% | +32.1% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 22.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 22.2%, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 22.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22.2%, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.0% | 16.1% | 28.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 16.8% | 22.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is informal employment, female in Latvia?
- Informal employment, female in Latvia was 22.9% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest informal employment, female recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest informal employment, female recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 2018.
- How does Latvia rank for informal employment, female?
- Latvia ranks 27th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is informal employment, female rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Informal employment, female (% of total female agricultural employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator shows the share of workers at working age in informal employment in agricultural activities out of total employment in agricultural activities, expressed as a percentage. Informal employment comprises persons whose main or secondary jobs are informal. For own-account workers and employers, informality is determined by enterprise characteristics (unincorporated, market-based, and unregistered); for contributing family workers, it is determined by the absence of written contracts and lack of coverage under labor legislation; and for employees, it is determined by whether the employment relationship is not subject to national labor legislation, income taxation, or social protection. The data are based on the statistical standards adopted by the 19th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS).